by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 18, 2020 | Comm Center News
HAWKINS CO., Tenn. (WJHL)- Hawkins county’s public safety committee took a long-awaited step to get the county back on track after a system failure where the towers linking the emergency communications system failed at the end of last year.
That system is made up of several towers that send and receive frequencies across the county. That system failure causing continuous issues for first responders and rescue squads in Hawkins county…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 18, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
The FCC has set an accuracy requirement for the “Z” or height axis used to determine location of a person inside a building at three meters (9.842 feet). This will result in more accurate location determination than previous calculations that did not include the Z-Axis, but it still falls short when pinpoint locations are needed. Many within the public-safety community are calling for “to the floor and to the door” location…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 18, 2020 | Comm Center News
Although the calls went to both Loudoun and Montgomery counties, and Thomas was in Virginia waters, only Montgomery County Fire and Rescue was dispatched.
“Clearly there was a jurisdiction issue between Maryland and Virginia — and when you’re on the phone with 911, the last thing you want is to get transferred to somebody else in a different state and that’s exactly what happened,” Koorbusch said in a video call with News4 …
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 18, 2020 | Comm Center News
HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Hawkins county’s public safety committee took a long-awaited step to get the county back on track after a system failure where the towers linking the emergency communications system failed at the end of last year.
That system is made up of several towers that send and receive frequencies across the county. That system failure causing continuous issues for first responders and rescue squads in Hawkins county.
“Now, you’re running six, eight, nine, twelve people to a shift. You’re averaging a hundred calls a shif,…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 18, 2020 | Comm Center News
The new president of America’s leading 9-1-1 organization brings decades of leadership and front-line experience to the role.
Gary Bell, ENP – Director of Emergency Preparedness for Waukesha County, Wisconsin – was sworn in on June 17 as President of NENA: The 9-1-1 Association’s Board of Directors. He now leads the organization’s nearly 16,000 members in efforts to improve 9-1-1 through research, standards development, training, education, outreach, and advocacy.
Watch the on-demand replay of the installation ceremony and President Bell’s remarks here.
